Bucharest

Summary

Bucharest is a municipality of Romania^[1]. Bucharest ranks in the top 0.98% of municipality_of_romania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,229 views/month, #1 of 102).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bucharest received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].
• Bucharest is located in Romania^[4].
• Bucharest is in the country of Romania^[5].
• Bucharest is on the body of water Dâmbovița River^[6].
• Bucharest's head of government is recorded as Ciprian Ciucu^[7].
• Bucharest's image is recorded as Bucharest-Skyline-01.jpg^[8].
• Bucharest's continent is recorded as Europe^[9].
• Bucharest's instance of is recorded as municipality of Romania^[10].
• Bucharest's instance of is recorded as first-level administrative division^[11].
• Bucharest's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Bucharest's instance of is recorded as college town^[13].
• Bucharest's instance of is recorded as largest city^[14].
• Bucharest's shares border with is recorded as Chiajna^[15].
• Bucharest's shares border with is recorded as Ciorogârla^[16].
• Bucharest's shares border with is recorded as Otopeni^[17].
• Bucharest's shares border with is recorded as Măgurele^[18].
• Bucharest's shares border with is recorded as Domnești^[19].
• Bucharest's shares border with is recorded as Chitila^[20].
• Bucharest's shares border with is recorded as Pantelimon^[21].
• Bucharest's shares border with is recorded as Popești-Leordeni^[22].
• Bucharest's shares border with is recorded as Ilfov County^[23].
• Bucharest's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Bucharest.svg^[24].
• Bucharest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amman^[25].
• Bucharest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[26].
• Bucharest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Athens^[27].

Body

Founding

+1459-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bucharest^[28].

Recognition

Bucharest received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bucharest include Henri Coandă International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Romania^[31] and Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Romania^[34], founded in 1912^[35].

Why It Matters

Bucharest ranks in the top 0.98% of municipality_of_romania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,229 views/month, #1 of 102).^[2] Bucharest has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Bucharest is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Bucharest include Henri Coandă International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Romania^[31] and Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Romania^[34], founded in 1912^[35].

FAQs

What awards did Bucharest receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].